3. Round 1: Work 10 UK double (US single) stitches into the centre of your foundation ring. Slip stitch into the top of your first stitch to finish the round. If you look at the outside of your ring closely you should see 10 stitches which you will now work into.

7. You should now be half way round you heart (about to work into the 5th stitch on your ring) and ready to make the point of your heart. Into this 5th stitch make 1 UK half treble (US half double), 1 UK double treble (US treble) and 1 further UK half treble (US half double).

When you get to the point of the heart, as in the photo below, work 3 UK double (US single) stitches in the single stitch.

Continue to work a UK double (US single) stitch into the top of each stitch until you get back to the beginning. Finish the round with a slip stitch into the cleavage of your heart.

It’s really easy to adapt this pattern to get different looks:

If you after a raised rim around you heart (as below) work Round 3 only under the back loop of each stitch:

If you want a bigger heart, for Round 1 work 10 UK treble (US double) stitches into the centre of the foundation ring. The heart on the left was created with this technique – the heart on the right is the original.

If you would like to create an even more pronounced heart shape, when on Round 3, you can work an additional UK double (US single) sitch into the edges of your 5 stitch cluster.

If you would like to turn your hearts into beautiful bunting, please check out Julia’s blog to find out how.

26 thoughts on “Beginners Crochet Hearts – Free Pattern”

Great clear instructions and the step by step photos are the best help. A super little heart I will use again and again. First of all as gift tags for christmas with sticky label on the reverse. Many thanks.

Thank you so much for this. Just started crocheting and wanted to make some hearts in time for Valentines day. With your great instructions I have made a few, just in time for tomorrow. Love your blog, thank you xx

Fabulous!….the best set of instructions I have ever come across, I loved that you gave both US and UK so I did not have to work it out, I loved that you gave stitch instructions so I did not have to have another book open on my knee!…..and the photos are so clear too. I taught myself to crochet a few years ago and am not always confident I was doing it right. I made a mistake first time, my fault not yours but was delughted with the results second time round. I am so thrrilled to have learned something new, at 53 that is not always easy!….Lol!….many thanks, Jacqueline xxx

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